This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Tim would rather ..... books than buy them. A) Borrow. B) To borrow. C) Borrowing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Borrow. 2. Look at the following sentence:He could hear the banging of the drums in the distance. What purpose does the word "banging" serve in the sentence? A) Banging is a present participle and acts as the main verb. B) Banging serves as the direct object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Banging serves as the direct object. 3. Find the mistake in this sentence:She doesn't interested in going to the cinema. A) Doesn't. B) Interested. C) Going. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doesn't. 4. THE GERUNG OF:RUN A) TO RUN. B) RUNING. C) RUNNING. D) TO RUNNING. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RUNNING. 5. Complete the sentence using the correct gerund:'My hobby is ..... stamps.' A) Collect. B) Collecting. C) Collected. D) To collect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collecting. 6. Exercise 1:Identifying Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.4. Playing the piano can be a very satisfying activity. A) Satisfying activity. B) Playing. C) Playing the piano. D) Can be a very satisfying activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing the piano. 7. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? Writing essays is a necessary part of college. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 8. I was baking cupcakes for my mother yesterday. Helping my mother makes me happy, especially when we work together. After that, I went to cycle in the neighborhood.Which of the highlighted words is a gerund? A) Baking. B) Helping. C) Cycling. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helping. 9. She wants ..... ( eat) salad for lunch. A) To eat. B) Eating. C) Ate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To eat. 10. Complete the sentence:My biggest challenge this year is ..... A) To managing my time better. B) Managed my time better. C) Managing my time better. D) Manage my time better. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Managing my time better. 11. Complete the sentence by using an appropriate word.Inah doesn't like ..... by bus A) Travel. B) Traveled. C) Travelling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Travelling. 12. Which sentence is the best way to rewrite "It is important to study for the test" using a gerund as the subject? A) To study for the test is being important. B) Studying for the test is important. C) For the test, studying is important to do. D) The test is important, so you are studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studying for the test is important. 13. ..... a lot of money isn't always necessary. A) Make. B) I make. C) Making. D) To making. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making. 14. What is the function of the gerund in the sentence:The team practiced running on Fridays. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Object of the preposition. E) Predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 15. Yesterday, while going to church, Phil offered to paint the house. A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) Present participle. D) Past participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive. 16. Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction. A) Washing. B) Piling. C) Malfunction. D) Cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piling. 17. Identify the gerund phrase:Cooking at higher altitudes often requires recipe adjustments. A) Cooking at. B) Cooking at higher. C) Cooking at higher altitudes. D) At higher altitudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooking at higher altitudes. 18. Thinking is an important part of writing. What is the gerund or gerund phrase? A) Thinking. B) Important. C) Writing. D) Thinking, writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thinking, writing. 19. My cat's favourite activity is ..... A) Sleeping. B) Talking. C) Studying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sleeping. 20. Identify the gerund in the given sentence.We're going to see the changing of guards at Buckingham Palace. A) Changing. B) Going. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changing. 21. -I hate working at night.- A) So do I. B) Neither do I. C) So am I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So do I. 22. Complete these sentences with the gerund or infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.He volunteered ..... (help) at the hospital fund-raiser. A) Helping. B) To help. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help. 23. Identify the gerund. If there are no gerunds, choose none.Since the family bought a camper, camping has been fun. A) Family. B) Camper. C) Camping. D) Fun. E) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Camping. 24. I think it's disgusting when people spit on the street. A) People's spitting on the street is disgusting. B) People spitting on the street is disgusting. C) People spit on the street is disgusting. D) People's spit on the street is disgusting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People's spitting on the street is disgusting. 25. Identify the gerund.For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators. A) Birds. B) Flying. C) Escape. D) Predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flying. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGerunds Quiz 1Gerunds Quiz 2Gerunds Quiz 3Gerunds Quiz 4Gerunds Quiz 5Gerunds Quiz 6Gerunds Quiz 7Gerunds Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books